AirTran swings to 2Q loss: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance

Pay cuts??? As if they are not paid less than everyone as it is...

Earlier this month, AirTran said it wanted to cut its overall employee pay by about 10 percent to help offset soaring fuel prices

And then we will lower ticket prices by 10%!

Fornaro said Tuesday that the airline's mechanics recently voted down the pay cuts related to them. The union representing the airline's pilots has not put it to a vote, he said. About 50 percent of AirTran employees are represented by unions.

Good for the mechanics... hopefully the pilots will learn from them!

Fornaro told The Associated Press that the dissent among some employees regarding pay cuts does not put the company in a jam at this time. He did note, however, that pay cuts are part of the airline's plan to cut costs.

EASTERN???

"Quite frankly, if we are going to ask vendors and partners for concessions, we feel it is important for people at AirTran to (give) some as well," Fornaro said.

Then he went on to say..."How do you expect me to get my raise unless you all bleed?'

Just maybe if AAI had not got greedy in the wake of Delta's cuts in BK from 2001-2005 maybe they would not be in the mess they are in??